Resources

Specific CV Classroom Related Resources:

Woodworking Project Examples (a website that has a collection of 100, 200, and 300-point project examples, videos, articles, and plans; you must be logged into your school Google account to access this website)

Chromebook Instructions for Uploading a Picture to Google Classroom (helpful whenever you need to take a picture of something with your Chromebook and then need to upload it to Google Classroom).

Woodworking Project Grade Sheet (When turning in a project for grading, print and complete the student portion of this sheet. Be sure to respond to the questions on the back. Be sure to also attached the approved POP you used for the project.

POP Template (Use this form when creating a POP for a project you wish to do in this class.)

Instructions for creating drawings using Solidworks 2019. (Use these to remind yourself how to make a proper drawing -- it will be graded to the standards listed here.)

CVHS Dimensioning Standards (Follow these guidelines when dimensioning drawings make in Solidworks or other CAD programs).

Wood Prices (Warning: these prices move around quite a bit -- it is always best to verify cost with a supplier -- the Hardwood Centre for hardwood, and Spaeth Lumber for softwoods and cedar).

Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 11x8.5) (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be inches. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)

Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 17x11) (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be inches. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)

Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 11x8.5) (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be millimeters. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)

Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 17x11) (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be millimeters. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)

Helpful Links:

The Wood Whisperer. (Good videos including anything and everything on woodworking by Marc Spagnuolo.)

Woodworking for Mere Mortals. (Great videos by Steve Ramsey on woodworking.)

Why Woodworking Is Important (A brief video by Gary Rogowski, world renown woodworker who has mentored past CV woods students.)

William Ng School of Fine Woodworking (Great videos by William Ng on woodworking.)

Instructions for Squaring Cross-Cut Sleds -- "5 Cuts" (a video by William Ng)

Oregon Woodworking Instruction (Videos and articles from St. Helens HS woodworking instructor)

Bourbon Moth Woodworking (Jason Higgs' website -- our guest speaker and woodworking student mentor)

Woodminds Facebook Page (Justin McMinds business page -- our sawyer, guest speaker, wood provider, and much more)

Mid Willamette Valley Woodworkers Guild (our local woodworking guild -- an organization focused on fine woodworking by local artists)

Oregon State University -- School of Wood Science and Engineering (a possible future for you, leading to wonderful careers)

Oregon State University -- College of Forestry (a possible future for you, leading to wonderful careers)

Joint Venture (a series of videos in which Dorian Bracht demonstrates his mastery of hand tools to create a vast array of wood joints)

Matt Estlea Woodworking Site (excellent videos and more resources on lots of aspects of woodworking)

How to Make Straight Cuts with a Handsaw (by Matt Estlea)

How to Sharpen a Chisel Using a Tormek and then putting on a secondary bevel (by Matt Estlea)

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